Everyone has a perspective of similar inhuman atrocities, a perspective of this particular youth movement and also a perspective of the outcome of this movement.
In so many different perspectives out in the public, I want to understand most shared perspectives and make my own interpretation of them.
One perspective - Some politicians of our patriarchal society have put the blame on the women to not have taken any precautions (which includes staying safe at home after dark and not wearing any revealing clothing) to safeguard themselves from the evil predators knowing that such kind of thugs will be in a society despite any law or punishment and by blaming so the politicians have clearly exhibited either helplessness despite being lawmakers or sheer audacity much to anger of already protesting youth who are asking for such politicians to vacate their lawmaking positions because of their ineptness, incompetence and impotency in creating stringent laws and fast track courts to punish the predators and provide imminent justice.
Many in the society secretly concur with the perspective of the politicians in terms taking precautions and also in parallel concur with the anger of the youth in terms of the incompetence of the lawmakers to make stringent laws and have them implemented to punish the predators.
This is a classic case of PRECAUTION vs RECOURSE and PREVENTION vs REACTION!!
Another perspective - Most of the pro-feminist groups have put the blame on the misogynist men of our patriarchal society for having tried in ages to control and restrict the women power within the four walls of a home and having failed now with changing times were the women have managed to portray their strength in almost every sphere and realm of life and the feminists claim that those very threatened men are scared to fight the challenging women instead choosing to fight a proxy war in the name moral values & safety and that this very attitude takes draconian, demonic proportions in the minds of a inebriated men to become monstrous predators of women on the streets, homes, offices everywhere resulting in such inhuman crimes and therefore insisting on complete freedom for women from moral boundaries to wear anything including revealing clothing even to the extent of legitimizing SLUT WALK and also seeking tough laws to punish any sexual predator.
Many in the society may concur with the issues from the perspective of pro-feminists but stop right at disagreeing on the aspect of clothing and also that all men are not threatened by women and that most men welcome and encourage women to be independent
This a classic case of MEN vs WOMEN and ABSOLUTE FREEDOM vs MORAL BOUNDARIES!!
Another perspective - Just recently in SATYAMEVJAYATE, Aamir revealed the female infanticide issue and that astonishingly the India which is more westernized indulge in this crime than the Bharat which is less or not westernized. Just so similarly, RSS head made a statement that these kind of sexual assaults belong to the westernized India and not in ethnic Bharat which became very controversial.
It would be interesting to know the statistics of these crimes in historic India (pre-Mughal and pre-Britain invasions) when there was no influence of external powers in any aspect.
So another question is in public domain attributing these crimes to westernization and I suppose not so many people may agree with this position.
So a case of WESTERNIZATION vs LOCAL CULTURE!!
I agree and disagree with many points from the perspectives and may have already indicated my inclination by portraying it as the general concurrence and difference to these perspectives.
These different battles have all been in the debating society for many years now n will remain so for many more years hence.
I believe these perspectives have their own dose of subjectivity therefore their extremity and in their extremity they are not forging hands to fix the issue which is precisely the necessity rather they are debating to score and settle to win their respective war or battle.
I suppose if there is a moderation between these perspectives to meet common ground to objectively for all actors with different perspectives to forge hands in the society to state the necessary steps to both avoid such crimes as precaution and also punish the predators as a corrective reactive action which may be a deterrent.
I feel these are the objective steps needed to avoid such acts:
1. Inculcate values in kids both boys and girls at home and school to treat everyone equally
2. Train kids to develop reasonable physical fitness and mandatory self protection techniques
3. Policy to reduce alcohol consumption by taxing the liquor sales heavily
4. Moderation in individual alcohol consumption and individual fashion at public places
5. Be safe than dare attitude when in vulnerable surroundings
6. Preach and practice that 'BEAUTY IS INSIDE AND NOT OUTSIDE' to reduce carnal desires
Objective steps to punish predators to act as strong deterrent:
1. Law for maximum punishment of death penalty and chemical castration
2. Set maximum time (6 months) for both investigation and trial in all crimes not just this crime
3. Set up separate fast track courts for sexual assault cases at district level
4. Similar harsh punishment of life imprisonment for abuse of the law
5. Train Police to sensitively treat such cases by definitely recording the reported case and file FIR
6. Police who does not honor citizen right to file a complaint especially sexual assault complaints should be treated on par with the sexual assault criminal and be punished severely with Life Imprisonment
7. Trial should be based more on forensic evidence and character testimony
8. Enlist all sexual offenders and circulate to the neighborhood for awareness and preparedness
I may have been too diplomatic not to trash any of the perspective, precisely because it is not my intention and that in a good society it is always important to co-exist in harmony despite differences.
I am sure if it was not for such good societies that fostered the growth of humankind, our human race may have been extinct fighting against each other like any other extinct species.
Lets all hope and act to bring these crimes down to nil regardless of our differences!!
